“Upon reaching Chanco, the armed robbers blocked the van carrying cash.”
A plain-clothed police officer has been accidentally killed in Zomba during an operation where officers from the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) tried to intercept armed robbers who were trying to hijack a vehicle carrying salaries for Gibs Security Company.
The officer died after he was shot as the police and the bandits engaged in heated battle as the law enforcers took aim to abort the robbers’ scheme.
According to Eastern Region Police publicist, Joseph Sauka, a team of nine police officers was following up on a tip that the suspected armed robbers were plotting to rob off the van, which was heading to Chancellor College (Chanco) to make payments to security guards deployed at the institution.
– Ophelia Mensah Hayford says lobbying for projects has been tough
– Constituents are being urged to remain measured with their demands
A legislator representing the Mfantseman Constituency, Ophelia Mensah Hayford, says it is a difficult task to be a member of parliament.
According to Ophelia Mensah Hayford, the thought of lobbying for projects and development is very draining.
“When you get to Parliament you will see that lobbying for projects is tough, not an easy task,” she stated.
To this end, she has entreated her constituenty to be patient with MPs as their job is mostly difficult against what they ever thought.
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Abu Dhabi: A Saudi citizen was arrested for allegedly buying phones and jewellery with fake money, police said.
Lieutenant Colonel Mohammed Al Shehri, spokesperson of the Eastern Region Police, said a Saudi man, in his 50s, was arrested in Saudi Arabia’s Eatern Province of Al Khobar on fraud and forgery charges.
“The man’s line of business was buying phones and gold jewellery with counterfeit banknotes and using a vehicle bearing fake number plates,” Colonel Al Shehri said.
The man was remanded in custody and all preliminary legal measures were taken to move him to the Public Prosecution for further questioning and trial, police said.
Sharjah: Sharjah Police have completed the installation of 11,304 high-tech CCTV surveillance cameras in the emirate of Sharjah, officials said.
Major General Saif Al Ziri Al Shamsi, Commander-in-Chief of the Sharjah Police, said the project to install surveillance cameras around Sharjah is now 60 per cent complete in Sharjah City, 20 per cent in the Central Region, and 20 per cent in the Eastern Region. The project’s coverage in Sharjah City accounts for 40 per cent, the Central Region for 10 per cent, and the Eastern Region for 10 per cent. He pointed out that the total number of surveillance cameras is 11,304, including 500 analytical surveillance cameras, 750 cameras that detect vehicle licence plates, and 10,054 early alarm warning cameras.